Luis Rubiales faces 30 month jail sentence for Jenni Hermoso kiss

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Luis Rubiales faces 30 month jail sentence for Jenni Hermoso kiss
theguardian.com

Luis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail terms of one year and 18 months respectively.

The 46-year-old grabbed ­Hermoso and kissed her on the lips on 20 August during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, sparking global outrage and ­causing a national debate in Spain about ­sexism. ­Hermoso and her teammates said the kiss was unwanted and demeaning, but Rubiales argued it was consensual and denied any wrongdoing.

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You have the impression only violent criminals get sentenced to go to prison?

You have the impression only criminals get sentenced to prison?

Of course not. This is why Murvel's question seemed so weird that I thought of asking.

Oh, I thought we were doing a bit.

Like I agree with you, just thought we were going for dark humor

It looks like we had different visibility of the fediverse, I am in kbin. It seemed like you asked me. Murvel's comment just arrived. It still looks like you ask me.

No, did I say that?

You wrote:

So they want to get him off the street as the violent criminal he is?

I asked:

You have the impression only criminals get sentenced to prison?